Minas
de Barqueiros, S.A., is a company concerned about the environment.
Proof of this being the total recovery of nearly all the old sites,
plus the use of modern equipment that comply with E.U. standards,
the reutilization of water by a closed circuit system and the planting
of suitable trees and plant to avoid soil erosion.
The Company also has a consultant environmental architect who plans
the recovery of the old sites. The result has been so positive, that
in several environmental audits carried out by state departments the
standardes required, never fell below the accepted international requirements.